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ه ن ر ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a specific place name, possibly a city or region, mentioned in classical Arabic texts. Its exact location and etymology are debated among lexicographers.

Derived headwords

هنريطname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a city or region, mentioned in classical Arabic texts. It is noted as being in the fifth climate.

هنزيطname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    An alternative spelling or variant of the place name 'هنريط', also referring to a location in the fifth climate.

Parallel reading

هنريط، كقنديل، وبالراء المكررة أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان.
Hunrayt, like qindil, and with the repeated ra, al-Jawhari and the author of al-Lisan neglected it.
وقال الصاغاني: هو ثغر بالروم وأورده في هزط بالزاي وأ وهكذا ضبطه ياقوت أيضا
Al-Sagani said: It is a frontier city in Byzantium, and he mentioned it under HzT with a zay, and thus Yaqut also vocalized it.
وقد ذكره أبو فراس فقال: (وراحت على سمنين غارة خيله ... وقد باكرت هنزيط منها بواكر)
And Abu Firas mentioned it, saying: (And his cavalry's raid went towards Samnayn... and early risers from it had already set out early in the morning)
قال: وهو في الإقليم الخامس.
He said: And it is in the fifth climate.